US EditionHolocaust survivors group urges German auction house to halt sale of artifacts
- The International Auschwitz Committee, a Berlin-based survivors group, demanded cancellation of the Felzmann auction house sale titled `The System of Terror` scheduled Monday of more than 600 Holocaust artifacts.
- The committee said many items name individuals and therefore raise privacy concerns, while Christoph Heubner said persecution records belong to families and should be in museums or memorial exhibitions.
- The dealer advertised 627 items and more than 600 lots, including Gestapo index cards, prisoners' letters, and a file documenting forced sterilisation at Dachau , with starting bids of 350 euros and 120 euros.
- On Sunday the auction listing was removed from Auktionhaus Felzmann's website by mid-afternoon, while the house did not immediately respond to media inquiries.
- Intervening officials and survivors pressed for return of items to families and museums as Felzmann auction house agreed Sunday to cancel after Germany's foreign minister and the International Auschwitz Committee intervened.
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After Uproar, German Auction House Cancels Event Featuring Nazi Collectibles, Belongings of Holocaust Victims
The Felzmann auction house outside Düsseldorf agrees to cancel the event after Germany’s foreign minister and the International Auschwitz Committee interject.
An auction house in Neuss, North Rhine-Westphalia, planned to auction letters from Holocaust victims as well as perpetrator documents. Auschwitz's committee demanded the rejection of the "cynical and shameless undertaking". The auction house now fulfilled this.[more]]>
Outcry forces cancellation of Holocaust auction
A German auction house has cancelled the planned sale of several Holocaust-era artefacts following an intense wave of public criticism from Jewish organisations, historians and government officials. The items, reported to include clothing, documents and personal belongings linked to concentration-camp prisoners, were scheduled to go under the hammer later this month… Source
German auction house pulls Holocaust items after fierce backlash
The Felzmann Auction House in Neuss, Germany, came under heavy fire for attempting to sell personal Holocaust artifacts, including survivors’ journals and letters. A western German auction house is facing backlash for putting items belonging to Holocaust victims up for sale. The auction is set to open on Monday in Neuss, near Düsseldorf.@tvpworld_com pic.twitter.com/HsnF7kZZGg — Open Source Intel (@Osint613) November 16, 2025 The post WATCH: Ge…
Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said today that an "offensive" auction of Holocaust artifacts in Germany has been canceled, confirming information from his German counterpart, following complaints from Holocaust survivors.
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